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Water Hunting with the
CTX 3030:
The Good, the Bad, and the
Ugly
In reverse
+ the annoying and the Great
Caveat
• Not about water detecting
• Consult the experts (I’m not one)
• Using CTX 3030 for water hunting
• Most experienced
Andrew’s Background
• 2011 – Dirt Hunting. Boo!
• Garrett Ace 250 & 350
• Xterra 705
• 2012 – Water hunting
• Xterra 705
• Excalibur 2
• 2013 – CTX 3030
• Read Gold Beneath the Waves
• 2014 – Taught by an expert
• Put in lots of time
• 2015 – Put in more time!!!
• 2016 – Life has other ideas
(boo!)
Secret of Water Hunting
• Time, time, time
• Continuous Observation
Best Water Machine?
• Excalibur
• CTX 3030
The UGLY
Truly Ugly
The Ugly
• Minelab made design flaws
• Bad gasket = bad battery
Solution = O-ring
• Cheap & easy
• Do some research
Look up
Frogmaster
for
more info
Data port cap?
Weak silicone adhesive
Easy to take off with
a pick. Just peels off.
Use a pick.
Maintenance Kit
Maintenance continuous
ALWAYS clean housing
grooves!
Blow air – silt, grit
Soft bristle toothbrush
Groove
Battery
The Bad
Lower Rod – Another Design Flaw
• Sandy grit
• Balance support
• Slipping & Sliding
• Breakage
• Wearage
• Washing?
• Turtle Wax?
• Rubber clamps
• Rod itself
Lower Rod Solution
Ancient
Ultimate Solution
Y-Chromosome Approved
Time Honored
Holy of Holies Problem Solver
Lower Rod Solution
The Annoying
• Display Protection
• Screen protector
• Cut to size
• No worries
• Drags in water
• Bigger coil
• Heavy tide/ current
• Don’t force swing
Arm Cuff Strap
• Velcro wears out
• Solution?
• Industrial Velcro
Arm Cuff Slides
• Solution? DUCT TAPE!!
The Good!
The Good
• Turn on and go!!!
• Beach Mode
• Forget changing things
• Lots and lots of options
• Black sand (nyah nyah Excalibur)
• Target trace
• Shallow target = Easy numbers!
Gold is Good
• TWELVE LINE! (11 & 13?)
• Gold can be anywhere
• Most low to medium
• Big gold is medium to high
• Dig them all
CTX Gold Coin Readings
• $5 Liberty gold Flat 12: 30 - 32
• $5 Liberty gold Edge 12: 30 - 32
• $5 Liberty gold Edge perpendicular to
the coil, bouncy between the 11 and
12 line concentrating between 12: 30 35 as I get closer to the coil.
• $10 Liberty Gold Flat solid 12: 38
• $10 Liberty gold Edge 12: 38 - 39
• $10 Liberty gold Edge perpendicular,
bouncy between 11: 26 through 12:
39
• $20 Liberty Gold Flat 12: 43 - 44
• $20 Liberty gold Edge solid 13: 44
• $20 Liberty gold Edge perpendicular,
bouncy between 11:22 and 12: 40.
When close it hits a solid 12:40. But
parallel it hits a solid 13: 44.
Pick up Those Pull & Ring Tabs!
• 12:01 - 12:37 – Pull tab city!
• 12:12 – Mostly nickels
12:17
12:13
More Good
• Target Trace
• Audio + Visual!
• Judgement calls
• Sound good?
• Target smears?
• Leave it.
The Great!
Different Coils- Different Circumstances
GPS – Geek Dream!!
• GeoTrails
• GeoHunts
• Waypoints
• Findpoints
Geek Dreams 2 – XChange2
• Organize
• Research
• Apply
• Plan
• Patterns
• Off Days
When you get really bored – GOOGLE EARTH
• Download all XChange2
• Easier to organize
• More tools
• More friendly
• Historical research
Three Days of Heaven – Retail $7000
Thank you!
Questions?